Psalm 106:34

Praise To Yahweh For His Faithfulness In Israel's History

³³ for they embittered his spirit,
and he spoke rashly with his lips. ³⁴ They did not destroy the peoples
as the Lord had commanded them
³⁵ but mingled with the nations
and adopted their ways.

Lord Commanded

Canaan

Jehovah

Deuteronomy 7:16

You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Judges 1:21

At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day.

Deuteronomy 7:2

and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

Numbers 33:52

you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images and cast images, and demolish all their high places.

Numbers 33:55-56

But if you don’t drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become thorns in your eyes and in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live.

Deuteronomy 7:23-24

The Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

Deuteronomy 20:16-17

However, you must not let any living thing survive among the cities of these people the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Joshua 15:63

But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah to this day.

Joshua 16:10

But, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites live in Ephraim to this day, but they are forced laborers.

Joshua 17:12-16

The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

Joshua 23:12-13

For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry or associate with them and they with you,

Judges 1:19

The Lord was with Judah and enabled them to take possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the people who were living in the valley because those people had iron chariots.

Judges 1:27-36

At that time Manasseh failed to take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the residents of Dor and its villages, or the residents of Ibleam and its villages, or the residents of Megiddo and its villages; the Canaanites refused to leave this land.

1 Samuel 15:3

Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Do not spare them. Kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

1 Samuel 15:22-23

Then Samuel said:

Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?

Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,
to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

Matthew 17:19-20

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”